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Iran will protect 'oppressed' people in the region: Khamenei

Khamenei says Yemen, Bahrain and Palestine are oppressed, and "we protect oppressed people as much as we can"

Reuters May 16, 2015

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. PHOTO: AFP

DUBAI: Iran will help oppressed people in the region as much as it can, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Saturday, ratcheting up his rhetoric against regional rival Saudi Arabia.

"Yemen, Bahrain and Palestine are oppressed, and we protect oppressed people as much as we can," state news agency IRNA quoted Khamenei as saying in an address to Iranian leaders and diplomats from the Islamic world.

The Ayatollah also said that insecurity in the Gulf will affect all neighbouring countries.

COMMENTS (12)

observer | 9 years ago | Reply Good. Iran can immediately start giving asylum to Ahmadis, Shia, Ismailes, Bohras persecuted in Pakistan along with the Rohingyas, stranded Pakistani urdu speakers of Bangladesh to start with.

Zulfiqar | 9 years ago | Reply He is just actor.

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Sun Tzu | 9 years ago | Reply He also meant Shias of Pakistan....

afroze fatemah | 9 years ago | Reply May you live long leader of oppressed people !!

Munir Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply Why only selected comments are being posted here - ET don't make mockery of freedom of expression.

Zafar | 9 years ago | Reply Iranian people love him,and he is supreme leader of all shiit all over the word but some people may be disagree with his point view, he played key role in Islamic revolution in Iran n in Iran foreign policy now!!

Raja Porus | 9 years ago | Reply More Mullah gibberish. Free your own people first from your tyranny.

Nomi | 9 years ago | Reply Respectfully sir, will you also protect the syrians aginst assad?

Bewildered | 9 years ago | Reply The Supreme Leader just forgot to mention Kashmiri people. Or, conveniently skipped them because he does not want to risk Indian investment in these hard times. Or, only Shia people are oppressed in the world, and the rest are just fine?

Farhan | 9 years ago | Reply You have proven track record of protecting oppressed Palestinians as well as innocent people of Iraq and Syria against ISIL. Salute.

Ch. Allah Daad | 9 years ago | Reply Iranians under Mullahs are more oppressed than people of these three countries. Give them freedom before interfering in other countries.

kk | 9 years ago | Reply if Saudia invades yemen its wrong but when iran invades iraq and its servig general is commanding forces in iraq its all right. what kind of justice it is

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